Achievements of Fishery in Tripura

ACHIEVEMENTS IN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES (2007-2008):

1. Increase in fish productivity:   The fish production in the state has increased in 2007-2008; registering a growth of 14.65%.The objective of the programme is to accelerate the production of fish by motivating fish farmers on improved method of fish-culture techniques. The different fish culture systems adopted in Tripura through undertaking continuous demonstration programmes like:

i) Composite fish culture.
ii) Semi Intensive fish culture,
iii) Integrated fish culture with pigs/ducks,
iv) Polyculture of fish with Prawn,
v) Hi-tech/ intensive fish culture.

Physical Achievement of the components are as follows, 

i) Development of Model Aquaculture villages,
ii) Development of Special Aquaculture villages,
iii) Development of Prawn village.
iv) Entrepreneurship development among SHGS,
v) Supply of basic first year fishery inputs for fish culture in private water bodies and water bodies in forest areas.
vi) Supply of fishing materials in model Aquaculture villages.

Component wise physical achievement is as follows

1. Production of Fish seed and Prawn seed:
2. Development of Fisheries in open water-bodies,
3. Reclamation of water bodies,
4. Creation of new water bodies,
5. Fisheries training and exposure visit,
6. Fisheries extension activities,
7. Welfare for fishermen communities,
8. Formation of Fishery based SHGs,
9. Development of post-harvest facilities,
10. Swarojgar credit-card,
11. Achievements in tribal sub-plan sector,
12. Achievement in special component plan,
13. Strengthening of fisheries infrastructure,

i)  Establishment of fish seed manufacturing plant,
ii) Setting up of soil & water testing laboratories,
iii) Construction of new market sheds.